General knowledge Quiz 400

General Knowledge

Who appoints each member of either of the Houses of the Parliament after notification is received from Election Commission?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) President

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Constitution may be classified flexible or rigid on the basis of
(a) Fusion of power
(b) Separation of power
(c) relation between Union and States
(d) Amenability

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Mica is used in electrical appliances such as electric iron because mica is
(a) A bad conductor of heat as well as electricity
(b) A good conductor of heat as well as electricity
(c) A bad conductor of heat but a good conductor of electricity
(d) A good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity

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Which of the following statement best described photosynthesis?
(a) Water and sugar are turned into oxygen and carbon dioxide
(b) Oxygen and carbon dioxide are turned into water and sugar
(c) Carbon dioxide and water are turned into sugar and oxygen
(d) Sugar and oxygen are turned into water and carbon dioxide.

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Consider the following statements with reference to human body
1. The pancreatic duct releases its contents into duodenum
2. The common bile duct releases its contents into stomach
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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On account of the use of which one of the following items imported from ancient India did Roman ladies become a menace to the city's morals?
(a) Satak-silk
(b) Linen
(c) Muslin
(d) Perfumes

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The famous Dashawatar Temple, a temple of Panchayatan category belonging to the Gupta period is located at
(a) Nachna-Kuthar
(b) Bhumra
(c) Devagarh
(d) Bhitargaon

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What led to rise of Magadh?
(a) Fertile soil so surplus food availability
(b) Availability of elephants in large number
(c) Monopoly over rich iron deposits
(d) All of these.

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The period of art and architecture during the Mughal period may be appropriately described as an age of
(a) Resurgence
(b) Culmination of continuity
(c) Innovation
(d) Renaissance

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Which of the following was NOT a plantation industry in British India?
(a) Tea
(b) Indigo
(c) Banana
(d) Coffee

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